I jumped in bed at around midnight on Sunday and watched Earthlings believing that I would fall asleep while watching it but not only did I finish the Earthlings documentary, I also watched Cowspiracy too.

By the end of Cowspiracy it was just before 3 AM and it was then that I had decided to stop eating meat.

It doesn’t make sense to support the meat industry by eating meat. Animal agriculture is a huge burden on our planet.

Earthlings documentary taught me that we human beings share this planet earth with other living beings.

‣ Livestock covers 45% of the earth’s total land.

‣ Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, and habitat destruction.

Animal agriculture contributes to species extinction in many ways. In addition to the monumental habitat destruction caused by clearing forests and converting land to grow feed crops and for animal grazing, predators and “competition” species are frequently targeted andhunted because of a perceived threat to livestock profits. The widespread use of pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers used in the production of feed crops often interferes with the reproductive systems of animals and poison waterways. The overexploitation of wild species through commercial fishing, bushmeat trade as well as animal agriculture’s impact on climate change, all contribute to global depletion of species and resources.